John 11:13

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἰρήκει δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς περὶ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτοῦ: ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἔδοξαν ὅτι περὶ τῆς κοιμήσεως τοῦ ὕπνου λέγει.

Transliteration

Eirēkei de the Iēsous peri the thanatou autou: ekeinoi de edoxan hoti peri the koimēseōs of the hypnou legei.

Grammar Details

*Eirēkei*: pluperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - had spoken
*de*: postpositive particle - but/and
*Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - proper name
*peri*: preposition with genitive - concerning/about
*thanatou*: genitive, masculine, singular - death
*autou*: genitive, masculine, singular, personal pronoun - his/of him
*ekeinoi*: demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - those
*edoxan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - they thought/supposed
*hoti*: conjunction - that
*koimēseōs*: genitive, feminine, singular - sleeping/resting
*hypnou*: genitive, masculine, singular - sleep
*legei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - he speaks

Word Meanings

*Eirēkei*: had spoken/had said
*peri*: concerning/about/regarding
*thanatou*: death/demise
*ekeinoi*: those/they
*edoxan*: thought/supposed/assumed
*koimēseōs*: resting/sleeping/repose
*hypnou*: sleep/slumber
*legei*: speaks/talks/says

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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High concordance with source wording
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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Matt 9:24 : 24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

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